... when suddenly a huge alligator rushed out of the reeds, and with a tremendous roar came up, and darted as swift as an arrow under my boat, emerging upright on my lee quarter, with open jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell upon me like rain... The Sentimental and Masonic Magazine - Page 1531793Full view - About this book
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...as fwift as an arrow under my boat, emerging upright on my lee quarter, wifh open jaws, and belching water and fmoke that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane. 1 laid foundly about his head with my club, and beat him off; and after plunging and darting about... | |
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...arrow under my boat, emerging upright on my lee quarter, with open jaws, and belching water and fmokc that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane. I laid foundly about his head with my club and beat him oft"; and after plunging and darting about my boat, he went off on a Mraight line through the water,... | |
 | 1793 - 616 pages
...as fwift as an arrow under my boat, emerging uprightonmy lee quarter, with open jaws, and belching water and fmoke that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane....about his head •with my club and beat him off; and alter plunging and darting about my boat, he •went off on a ftraightline through the water, feemingly... | |
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...upright on my lee quarter, with open jaws, and belehing water and fmoke that fell upon 'me •Iike rain in a hurricane. I laid foundly about his head •with my club, and beat him off; anil after plunging and darting about my boat, he went off on a ftraight line through the water, leemingly... | |
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...open jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane. I laid soundly about his head with my club and beat him off; and...plunging and darting about my boat, he went off on a straight line through the water, seemingly with the rapidity of lightning, and entered the cape of... | |
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...open jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell npon me like rain in a hurricane. I laid soundly about his head with my club, and beat him off; and after plunging and darting about my boat, he went oil' in a straight line through the water.seemingly with the rapidityof lightning, and entered the... | |
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...jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell upon t:ie like rain in a hurricane. I laid soundly abntu his head with my club and beat him off; and after plunging and darting ahout my hoat, he went off on a straight line through the water, scemirfgly with the rapidity of lightning,... | |
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...open jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane. I laid soundly about his head with my club and beat him off; and...plunging and darting about my boat, he went off on a straight line through the water, seemingly with the rapidity of lightning, and entered the cape of... | |
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